Athens Chamber Considers National Highway and Mail Aviation Plans
The Athens Chamber of Commerce met to discuss President M. G. Nicholson’s notice and to appoint M. J. Abney as a delegate to a west coast national highway conference. The group authorized representatives to a Macon aviation conference and reviewed government film availability for local display.
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Chamber of Commerce
M. G. Nicholson
Holman Building
Nicholson
M. J. Abney
United States
Athens
Macon
Foodstuffs Rise 14 Percent From Year Ago
The Associated Press reports that in March food prices rose two percent from February and were 14 percent higher than a year earlier. The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted the March gain followed hopeful signs of a return to normal price levels after February’s dip.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Special Easter Music at The First Methodist Church
An Easter worship service at The First Methodist Church features a full program of special Easter music at 8 30 PM with Mrs W P Glover Mrs Turner and chorus in antiphons solos and an Alfred Judson arrangement of From Cross to Crown Part I Crucifixion and Part II The Resurrection including He Arose O Swing the Gates Wide Open and King of Kings with soloists Mrs Florence Cain Miss Florence Cain Mrs Jack Wheeler Mr Ed Paine and others.
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First Methodist Church
All Hall Rejoice
Judson
Mrs. Turner
Burk
Florence Cain
Mr. Dempsey
Semper
R. Turner
Jack Wheeler
Parks Betts
Fred Ball
Ed. Paine
Hulm Kinnebrew
Sunday School Day at Oconee Street Church
A combined Easter and Sunday School Day program will be rendered Sunday morning at 11 30 at Oconee Street Methodist Church. The program includes songs recitations and talks for the occasion. The public is cordially invited.
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Oconee Street Methodist Church
Florida House Debates Suffrage Move in Senate Submitted
Tallahassee April 18 The Florida house adjourned without action on the senate resolution submitting woman suffrage to the next general election. The text includes allied League of Nations language and calls for U S acceptance of duties and responsibilities of membership, with copies to President and several senators.
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Associated Prose
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida House
Senate
Chamber of
Athena
League of Nations
United States
Wien
Hoke Smith
Hha
Willian J. Harris
Insurrectional Strike Spreads to Department Stores
Berlin reports a metal workers and bank employee strike expanding to department stores and specialty shops. The radicals are pushing for a general strike aimed at paralyzing industry across sectors.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Travel allowance rule for discharged soldiers
Washington April 18. Travel allowances of 5 cents a mile to discharged soldiers can only be paid to cover expenses from the discharge point to the original muster into service. Comptroller Warwick ruled that if the soldiers home is farther away, a claim for additional money actually spent may be presented to the War Department.
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Associated Press
Wahsington
Comptroller of the Treasury
Warwick
War Department
Babe Ruth hits four homers in six up for Boston
Babe Ruth, playing left field for the Boston Americans, hit four home runs and walked twice in six up as Boston defeated the Baltimore Internationals 12 to 8 in Baltimore on April 18.
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Babe Ruth
Associated Press
Baltimore
Babe" Ruth
Boston Americans
Boston
Draft Obstructor Wiggin Convicted in Oklahoma Case
John Wiggins I W W organizer was convicted in federal court of conspiring to obstruct recruiting and enlistment. He led a group that sought to resist the draft by property destruction in central Oklahoma and was sentenced to four years at Leavenworth.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Johns Wiggins
Leavenworth
Wiggins
Oklahoma
Polish German Boundary Line Disposed Of
Paris reports the council of four settled the Polish German boundary issue. Danzig is to be internationalized and Poles will have a corridor to the sea from their frontier to Danzig. The next item concerns Jugoslav and Italian Adriatic claims to be decided tomorrow. No German text will accompany the peace treaty.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of Four
Danzig
Adriatic
Blume
Japan cites cautious handling of Korean uprising claims
New York April 18 Japanese government suspects one or two American missionaries of links to the Korea uprising but denies arresting any. A consular cablegram refutes reports of abuse and says armed forces were used only in remote areas where police powers were weak.
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Associated Press
New York
Korea
Genera
Wilson appoints Barnes wheat director in 1919
New York April 18 Julius H Barnes president of the Federal Grain Corporation has been appointed wheat director of the United States by President Wilson He will direct 1919 wheat crop handling and administer the 1 000 000 000 price guarantee through the food administration office in New York tonight
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Associated Press
New York
Julius H. Barnes
Federal Grain Corporation
United States
Wilson
Office of the Food Assetration
Barnes
Produce sale blazes with local grocers ad
Snap Beans 20c quart New Irish potatoes Green Florida cabbage Tender Yellow Squash Turnip salad Arnold Abney advertise a local produce sale listing fresh garden goods and a shop name.
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Florida
Arnold & Abney
Wilson Expected to Sail Home by May Fifteenth
Paris reports indicate President Wilson will likely sail home by May 15 or May 20 and may call an extra session of Congress between May 15 and June 1. Peace treaty signing is expected before his departure, with Germans aiming for earliest possible settlement.
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Associated Press
Paris
Anc
Wilson
Congress
Local Produce Sale At Petropol Corner
Big shipment of fresh ripe tomatoes beans celery and fruits offered cheap. Bananas oranges grapefruit lemons apples and more to sell quickly. Lettuce cucumbers green peppers ripe tomatoes. Arnold & Abney advertise cake today dainty white. Corner Broad and College Petropol.
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PET
Petropol
Corner Broad
College
Arnold & Abney
Brewers Move to Speed Court Decision on 4 Percent Beer
New York brewers begin distributing beer labeled non intoxicating at 4 percent alcohol to test if it complies with food conservation rules. Revenue officials seize stamps as the money equivalent sits in bank awaiting government claim. Officials offer no firm forecast on possible outcomes of the move.
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New York
Brewers of
Revenue Co
Eeter
Meney
Former partner Higinbotham dead in accident
New York April 18 Harlow Niles Higinbotham former partner in Marshall Field Co Chicago died at the Grand Central Palace Embarkation Hospital after an automobile struck him earlier today He was 84 years old.
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Associated Press
New York
Harlow Niles Higinbotham
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Grand Central Palace
New York Strike Threat Faces Marine Workers
A broad strike threat spreads through Manhattan and Brooklyn as private boat owners are urged to grant concessions to marine workers to end the labor dispute. The call for action comes as tensions rise among unionists across the boroughs.
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Associated Press
New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Soe
Comer’s Dairy Delivery Delayed by Herd Move
The Retail Patrons of Comer’s Dairy announce a Saturday morning delivery delay due to moving their herd twenty miles to another pasture. They offer fresh vegetables for dinner including lettuce tomatoes cauliflower carrots beets radishes and horseradish. Costa’s Delicatessen.
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Eacter
Deaborg
Costa's Delicatessen
Supreme Court Affirms Cobb Ruling in Athens Case
The Georgia Supreme Court upheld Judge Andrew J. Cobb in a dispute over H J Rowe's eligibility to serve on Athens civil service after resigning as city recorder. An injunction had barred Rowe from duties pending the outcome of the challenge. The ruling follows a lower court decision against Rowe. Citizens of Athens and Clarke County prepare to purchase 710,050 dollars in Victory Bonds, viewed as safe patriotic investments to fund war debts. A Sunday rally at the Y M C A features Hon T S Mell, mass singing led by C W Jones, and an organizers’ report. campaign workers and team leaders are urged to report timely for continued bond support.
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United States
Cation
Salvation Army
America
France
Ahe
E. J. Bondurant
Railroad Committee
Athens
Supreme Court
Atlanta
Andrew J. Cobb
L. L. LaBoon
Mid Cochran
H. T. Tuck
George A. Tucker
H. J. Rowe
Civil Service Commission of
City of
Mr. Rowe
Board of Civil Service Commissioners
Cobb
Rowe
Nigher Court
Clarke
C. W. Jones
Hodgeon
Ireirs
Commuttiog
Confederacy
T. F. Green
Athens Woman's Committee
Mor Jollas Tatmades
Ullus
D. L. Earnest
Devison
Jackets Defeat Mercer In Eleven Innings In Atlanta
In a 11 inning District game Tech beat Mercer 3 to 2 in Atlanta. Boore Asbury and Wheeler formed Tech’s battery while Bloodworth and C Morgan pitched for Mercer. The tense contest swung on late plays and featured strong pitching from both sides.
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Jackets
Mercer
Atlanta
Tech
jBoore Asbury
Wheeler
Bloodworth
C. Morgan
Baptiste
Six Children Killed as Wagon Hit by Train in Indiana
Laporte Ind April 18 Six children died and six were seriously injured when a Grand Trunk main line train struck a school wagon near Kingsbury. The wagon was driven by Mrs Walter Johnson whose husband is a regular driver. She and two of her children on the driver seat escaped with slight injuries. Another child on the wagon steps jumped free and was not hurt.
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Laporte
Ind
Grand Trunk Mall
Kingsbury
Walter Johnson
Recognition of Omsk Government After Peace Treaty
London reports indicate Britain France Italy and the United States plan to recognize the Omsk government as the de facto authority in non Bolshevik Russia once the peace treaty is signed and details finalized.
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Associated Press
Washington
London
Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
Omsk
Russia
American and Swiss Citizens Killed By Zapatistas
An American, Edward L. Dufourcq, assistant general manager of Tezuitlan Copper Mine Co., was killed and Swiss businessman Orme Gaisman, manager of the company, was seriously wounded after being waylaid by Zapatistas in Tezuitlan. reportedly announced tonight.
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Associated Press
New York
Edward L. Dufourcq
Tezuitlan Copper Mine Co
Orme Gaisman
Zapatistas
Fragmented OCR War Fact Reference Noted in 1844 1918 Figures
The readable text notes ammunition usage in the Crimean War and later, with figures such as 1 9 0 000 rounds in 1844 and 160 000 615 rounds by British and American forces. It also mentions "Methera Bread" and a label on flour.
Major Wood Missing After Trans Atlantic Flight Start
Lime Rock Ireland April 18 No news was received by 9 PM from Major Wood who left Eastchurch England to reach here for the first leg of his trans Atlantic flight. Anxiety rose over the possibility of an accident as the search began.
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Associated Presa
Lime Rock
Ireland
Major Wood
Eastchurch
England
Passports To Europe Not In Good Faith
The state department urged the public to avoid travel to Europe unless urgent need exists. Applications are rising daily and many are judged not to be in good faith or to meet necessary permission requirements.
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Europe
Washington
State Department
Athens Speakers At Homer Rally Today
Local event in Banke County features speakers including Arnold and Abeer regarding the Victory Toan despite garbled text. Rally aims to boost support and energize attendees with remarks and marching energy.
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Athens
Don Ieft
Banke County
Fragmentary Grocery Note Mentions Prices and Items
A damaged OCR snippet references oatmeal cookies and various unlabeled items with price-like figures. The fragment includes phrases that resemble product names such as wines or fruit and generic price numbers, but lacks clear context or full details.
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Athens Chamber OF Commerce
T. J. Wooster
University of Georgia
C. D. Flanigen
Secretary of the Treasury
Germany
Liberty
W. P. Glov
Oconee Street
House
Wandinguite Agu
Marshal Field
Comer’s Dairy
James W. Morton
Woman's Rural Grad
Kenney
J. L. Joney
Sandy Creek
Mary Woods
Whitehall
Robert White
Winterville
Cotle
Tuckston
Lydia Poster
Puryear
Lilla Tuck
Bradberry
Ethel Purcell
Arnold
Arnold & Abeer
Daley
Preit
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